Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Shares Break Above 50 Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)’s share price crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $232.46 and traded as high as $239.28. Five Below shares last traded at $234.47, with a volume of 858,474 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on FIVE. Wall Street Zen cut Five Below from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered Five Below from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Five Below from $350.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Five Below in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Evercore set a $250.00 price target on shares of Five Below in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five Below has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.20.

Five Below Trading Down 1.8%

The company has a market cap of $13.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.63, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s fifty day moving average is $232.62 and its 200 day moving average is $217.56.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Five Below had a return on equity of 22.13% and a net margin of 11.65%. Five Below’s revenue was up 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. Five Below has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.130 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 9.830-10.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 10.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Five Below

In other news, insider Maureen Gellerman sold 1,610 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.94, for a total value of $400,793.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,804 shares in the company, valued at $2,191,667.76. This trade represents a 15.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Eric M. Specter sold 5,500 shares of Five Below stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.99, for a total transaction of $1,369,445.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 35,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,834,663.18. The trade was a 13.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 18,438 shares of company stock valued at $4,580,933. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five Below

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Five Below by 26.6% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 257 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 29.6% in the first quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 241 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Five Below by 5.2% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,184 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board raised its stake in Five Below by 3.8% in the third quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board now owns 1,663 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Five Below by 5.9% in the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,140 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc is a specialty value retailer that sells merchandise aimed primarily at children, teenagers and young adults. Its product assortment includes technology accessories, toys and games, sports and recreation items, room décor, fashion and beauty products, party supplies, arts and crafts, and candy. The company emphasizes trend-driven products at low prices, with most items historically priced between $1 and $5 and a selection of higher-priced “Five Beyond” merchandise.

Five Below operates stores across the United States and also sells products through its e-commerce platform.